Telephone-call-registering device.



V. IHOIVIPSON.

TELEPHONE CALL REGISIERING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.I4.I916.

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TELEPHONE-CAIiIi-REGISTEB/ING DEVICE.

Application filed April 14, 1916. Serial No. 91,130.

'o all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VICTOR THOMPSON, a subject of the King of Great- Britain, and a resident of the city of Vancouver, in the Province of British Columbia, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in rlelephone Call Registering Dcrices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in telephone call registering devices, and the object of my invention is to provide a simple means capable of being connected to an ordinary telephone circuit by means of which a. subscriber may buy as many flat rate7 calls as may be desired and according to the amount of money intended to be spent at the time of using the telephone, and may use as many, or all, of the number of calls paid for, at his option, and which device is adapted not only to register and indicate, for the benefit of the subscriber, the number of calls used by him, but also to register', for the benefit of the telephone company, the amounts paid by subscribers. A further object is to provide a device of simple construction the use of which enables the subscriber to conveniently buy either flat rate or long distance calls, and which is adapted to register such calls and also to indicate automatically to the companys operator that the amount required in payment of such calls has actually been placed in the device, thus eliminating entirely the possibility of any monetary disputes between the company and the subscriber, since the device forms an absolute check on all calls obtained and paid for througl'i the machine.

I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device, the cover being removed.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation on the line o o of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross sectional elevation in the line c Z of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a face view of the 5 cent chute.

Fig. is a face view of the cent chute.

Fig. 6 is a face view of the 25 cent chute.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation ofthe combined chute, in part section.

Fig. 8 is a detail View of the finger operating mechanism.

Fig. 9 is a detail view of the coin-operated switch in the respecter chutes, t

Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic view showing the wiring lof the device.

Fig. 11 is an outside view of the device, in perspective.

Similar figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

1 indicates a casing of suitable material which incloses the mechanism of the device and which casing is provided with suitable lock-up doors, not shown, for access to the lower compartment 2, into which the money drops, as hereinafter described. Mounted on and rigidly secured to a base plate 3 are the standards 4, 5 and 6, which standards are spaced and secured together at their upper ends by the stay 7. Passing through the standards and secured thereto is a shaft S, en which are rotatably mounted registering rollers 9, 10, 11, and 12, 13, 14, the registers 9, 10, 11 being for fiat rate calls and registers 12, 13 and 14 for long distance calls. These respective registers are preferably mutiple, and may be of any suitable type in common use, and their rotation is effected by means of levers 15 swingably mounted on the shaft 8 adjacent their respective registers, as shown, each of which levers carries a spring pressed pawl, as at 16 in Figs. 2 and 3, normally engaging ratchet teeth 17 arranged circularly on the outer roller of its respective register. Each register with its operating lever 15 is held against lateral movement on the shaft by means of pins 1S passed through the shaft, or by suitable collars. The backward rotation of the registers is prevented by means of the springs 155, as shown in Figs. 1, 2

and 3.

19 indicates a shaft rotatably carried by standards 4, 5 and 6, to which shaft are secured three pairs of downwardly extending fingers, 20, 21 and 22 respectively, and swingably mounted on the shaft and extending downwardly between each pair of fingers 20, 21. and 22 are fingers 23, 24 and 25, each of these latter fingers being extended upwardly, as at 26, 27 and 28, to be connected to the respective levers 15 of the respective registers 9, 10 and 11.

29 indicates a shaft rotatably carried by standards 4 and 5, to which shaft are secured fingers 30, 31 and 32, which fingers are provided with set screws 33 so that they may be adjusted to any desired inclination. These fingers 30, 31 and 32 are disposed on the shaft directly in alnement withthe teE length is such that they will pass through openings 34 vformed in the coin-receiving portions of the fiat rate money chutes, hereinafter described, when shaft 29 1s rotated. One end of shaft 29 is extended through an index card 35 mounted on one side of the casing and on the extended end is secured a pointer 36 by means'of which the positions of the fingers 30, 31 or 32 may be readily seen at a glanceby the subscriber'. The pointer and index card are protected by a glass covering 37.

Secured to shaft 29 is a ratchet wheel 33, the inadvertent backward rotation of which is prevented by' means of the spring-pressed pawl 39, which normally. engages the teeth of the wheel, while its forward rotation is effected through step-by-step movements by means of a linger 40, slidably mounted on standard 5 and held normally clear of the wheel by spring 41, and which finger is depressed to engage the teeth of the wheel and move it around one tooth at a time by the rod 42, the upper end of which engages the upper end of the linger 40, and which rod is secured to the plunger 43'of the solenoid 44 and is drawn downwardly by the energizing of the solenoid, being returned to its normal position by a spring 45 within the core of the solenoid when the solenoid is deenergized, the finger 40 then being returned to its normal position clear of the wheel by the spring 41.

In order'to return wheel 33 to the starting point after a certain forward pre-determined travel of the same has been completed a spring 46 is provided, as shown, and to then allow backward rotation of the wheel the pawl 39 is disengaged therefrom by the arm 47, secured to shaft 19 and which rocks with the shaft, so that, when shaft 19 is rocked, as hereinafter fully described, the arm 47 swings forward into the dotted position indicated in Fig. 8, and, being held in slight tension by the spring 154, springs in front of the wedge portion 43 to be temporarily held thereby, at the same time coming in contact with a short arm 49 fixed in the side of the pawl to carry it, the pawl, and hold it, clear of the backwardly rotatingwheel 33. A wedge member 50 is secured to the side of wheel 33 and arranged so that its highest point will pass under arm 47 at a suitable moment and force it clear of the wedge 43 and allow pawl 39 to drop into engagement again with the teeth of the wheel coincident Vwith the arrival of the wheel at its original starting point, the arm 47 being yreturned to its normal position by means of a spring 51 on the shaft 19.

52 indicates a horizontal arm swingably mounted on standard 4 and adaptedy to be kcarried against aspring 53 vby the finger 54 when the wheel 33 is arriving at the termination of one complete revolution, the arm 52 and spring 53 acting as a yieldable buffer, as it were, to prevent the wheel from being carried around too far and yet permit a slight further forward movement of the wheel to insure the coin being carried clear of the chute, as hereinafter described.

wardly extending lingers 53, 59 and 60, each pair of which carries an upwardly extending linger 61,` 62, and 63, respectively, the upper ends of these latter vfingers being respectively connected to the operating levers 15 of the registers 1.2, 13 and 14. 64 indicates a shaft rotatably mounted on standards 5 and 6', on which shaft are secured lingers 65, 66, and 67, which fingers are provided with set screws 63, so they may be adjusted as required', and which fingers are disposed so as to pass through openings 69 in the coin-receiving portions of the long distance money chutes, hereinafter described, when shaft 64 is rocked by the solenoid 70, theenergizing of which depresses the plunger 7l and the rod 72 secured thereto, the upper end of which rod is connected to an arm 73' secured to shaft 64, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3, so that depression of arm 73 rocks shaft 64, the shaft being returned to its normal positionby the spring 74 disposed within the core of the solenoid, and which spring forces the plunger 71 upwardly when the solenoid 70 is deenergized, the spring having been compressed by the depressed plunger. Arm 73 is provided with an extension 75 which engages and trips hammer 76 of a bell 77 at the connnencement of each rocking movement of the shaft 64.

The fiat ratey money chute, and the long distance money chute, indicated generally by the numerals 73 and 79, are disposed in the casing 1, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, and supported in any suitable manner so that their lower ends are adjacent the pairs of fingers 20, 21, 22 and 53, 59, 60 respectively and so that the fingers 30, 31, 32 and 65, 66, 67 may pass through the respective openings 34 and 69 when shafts 29 and 64 are rotated. Each of these chutes is built of three separate chutes 30, 31 and 32 shown particularly in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, open at their upper ends and nested together, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and particularly in F ig. 7, chute 30 being for use with 5 cent coins, 31 for 10 cents, and 32 for 25 cents, although it will 'be understood that these chute may be built to take coins of other denominations.

Each separate chute 80, 81 and 82 of the combined chutes 7 8 and 79 is provided with runways 83, which serve to direct the coin in a Zig-zag manner to the bottom, where it falls into a coin seat 84 having back, sides and bottom but open in the front, the several coin seats being provided with openings in the back and bottom, as indicated by the numeral 34 in the chute 78 and 69 in chute 79. The width of the'coin seats 84 necessarily varies with the denomination of the coin it receives, being narrower for a 5 cent coin than' vfor a 25 cent one, but the width in each case is such that when the coin drops into its respective coin seat one edge of the coin will bear on one side ot the coin seat while its other edge will bear on a pivoted arm 85, of fiber or other insulating material, which arm carries on its face an electrical conducting plate, 86, and is hung on the opposite side of the coin seat, as shown in Fig. 9, so that it will be pressed outwardly by the coin to carry the plate 86 against a .suitably insulated contact or terminal 87. W hen the coin is carried out of the coin seat the arm 85 is swung clear of the terminal 87 by means ot' the weighted arm 88, or a small spring may be used to equal advantage. In order to indicate to the central operator, when the long distance device is being used, that the designated coin has been placed in its respective chute, suitable bells are provided in the long distance chutes and arranged in the path of the respective coins the 5 cent coin striking one bell 89, the 10 cent coin striking two bells 90 and 89, as bell 89 is so arranged as to be common to the 5 and 10 cent chutes, and the 25 cent coin striking three bells 91, 90 and 92, as bell 90 is arranged so as to be common to the 10 and 25 cent chutes. There are no bells in the Hat rate chute 78.

98 indicates a movable shaft, to which are secured electrical conducting plates 94 and 95, spaced apart laterally and suitably insulated by the ber portions 96. This shaft is adapted to be moved by a hand-operated lever 97 so that the plates 94 and 95 may be brought into contact with the electrical contact members 98, 99, 100 and 101, plate 94 bridging contacts 98-99, and plate 95 bridging contacts 1004-101. A pin member 102 is secured into the side of the lever 97, which pin moves in a slot 108 in the side of the casing and limits the travel of the lever. 103 indicates a spring connected to the pin 102 for the purpose of returningthe lever 97, and shaft 93, to their normal positions, so as to break the Contact between plates 94 and 95 and the respective contacts 98-99 and 10U-101.

104 indicates a shaft similar to shaft 93, having thereon electrical conducting plates 105 and 106 insulated by ber portions 107 adapted to bebrought into contact respec- ,tively with electrical contact members 109-110 and lll- 112. 113 indicates the hand-operated lever for shaft 104, which lever is provided with pin member 114 operating in slot 115 and connected to the spring 116 in the manner and for the purpose already described with rei'erence to lever 97 and shaft 93.

117 and 118 represent the main wires of the telephone circuit, from which main wires branch wires are led as followszHWire 119 from wire 117 to contact member 98; wire 120 from wire 118 to the respective electrical contact members 87 of the respective coin seats 84 of combined chute 78; wire 121 from the contact plates 86 carried by the respective pivoted arms 85 of the respective coin seats 84 oill chute 78 to contact member 101; and wires y122-128 from contact members 99-100 to the solenoid 44. Also wire 124 from wire 117 to contact 112; wire 125 from wire 118 to contact members 87 of chute 79; wire 126 from contact plates 86 of chute 79 to contact member 109; and wires 127-128 `from contact members 110-111 to the solenoid 70.

Having thus indicated the principal parts of my invention I will now describe the manner in which it operates. rllhe device is placed near the telephone in any suitable position and connected to the telephone circuit in any approved fashion. Although a method of wiring is shown in Fig. 10 it is not intended that thisshould illustrate any specific system; this view is only indicati-ve of a simple method of connecting up my device and serves to show the mechanical operation of the device itself rather than the operation of any entire system. Referring now to Fig. 10 it will be seen that each flat rate coin seat 84 is disposed in an electrical circuit normally broken at two points, that is, between contact 87 and plate 86 and between plates 94 and 95 and contacts 98-99 and 100-101 respectively, and similarly each long distance coin seat 84 is disposed in a circuit normally broken between its respective contact 87 and plate 86 and between plates 105 and 106 and the contacts 109-110 and 111--112 respectively. 1t will be seen further that if a. coin be dropped into anyr one of the coin seats 84 the circuit will be closed with reference to that coin seat by the coin pressing against the arm 85 to carry plate 86 into contact with terminal 87 but will still remain broken as long as the shafts 93 and 104 are in their normal posit-ions. The circuit will `be completed, however, with reference to the dat rate part of the device, when plates 94 and 95 are contacted with contacts 98-99-100--101 by the operation of lever 97, and with reference to the long distance part, wheny plates 105 and 106 are contacted with contacts 109-110-- 111-112 by the operation of lever 118..

Refer now to the Hat rate part of the,

device, as shown at the left handv in Fig. 1, and let us suppose that the telephone company has fiXed a fiat rate of 1 cent per call, each call being represented by one tooth of wheel 38, and the wheel having the same number of teeth as the highest niunber of calls to be sold for the highest denomination of coin, in this case 25. In the machine shown, the subscriber can buy 5 calls for 5 cents,10 calls for 10 cents or 25 calls for 25 cents, at his option. Suppose now the subscriber wishes to make a call but does n ot desire to spend more than 5 cents at the moment. Placing this coin in the 5 cent chute and taking the receiver off the hook he asks for the required number. The operator directs lhim to pull lever 97, which completes the 5 cent coin seat circuit in the manner hereinbefore described, the coin having already made the 'circuit between contacts 86 and 87. The' closing of the circuit energizes solenoid 44, the plunger 43 and rod 42 of which are drawn downwardly thus depressing finger 40 and moving the wheel 38 around one tooth, the pointer 36 recording one call on the index card 35. On releasing the lever 97 the spring 103 returns it to its normal position, the circuit being thus again broken. New, it will be seen that` the subscriber is entitled to four more calls before the 5 cent coin is used up and, as the coin remains meantime in the coin seat the circuit still remains closed at this point thereby enabling the subscriber to obtain each of the remaining four calls, by taking the receiver off the hook and operating the lever 97 to energize the solenoid 44, the wheel 38 moving around one tooth each time the solenoid is energized. The finger 30 is set on the shaft 29 at such an angle that, at the fifth movement of the wheel, as just described, it, the

finger,v will engage the back of the coin and carry it forwardly out of the coinV sea-t 84 so that the coin will drop into the lower compartment 2 through chute 129. yThe coin, prior to dropping, will be carried against the fingers 20, pressing them outwardly to slightly rock the shaft 19 and carry arm 47 forward to release pawl 39 and to engage in front of the wedge portion 48 to be tem- Vporarily held thereby so as to allow the wheel 38 to be returned 'to its starting position by spring 46, the wedge 50 on the backwardly rotating wheel passing under arm 47 at a suitable moment to free it from wedge portion 48 and permit it, and the `lingers ,20,4 to be returned to their normal positions by the spring 154. Further, the coin on its forward movement carries the finger 23 forward, thus moving nger 26 backward so as to cause the rst roller of register 9 to be moved around one tooth of 'the-ratchet 17, thus bringing into view the numeral 1 .on the rollen-indicating that a 5 cent coin has been paid into the machine and that the calls bought thereby are exhausted. The finger 23 is returned to its normal position, after the coin has dropped, by any suitable means, such as the spring 130, one such spring being provided for each of the fingers, both in the flat rate and also in the long distance part of the device. New, the coin having been carried out of the coin seat 84' it will be seen that the circuit is again broken at the coinv seat, so that no more calls can be obtained until another coin has been placed in the chute, as, until the circuit is again closed by means of the coin, the solenoid cannot be energized to operate shaft 29 and wheel 38 and bell 57 will not ring, in the absence of which signal the operator will not complete the connection.

The operation of the device is the same as just described, with reference to the buying of 10 or 25 cents worth of calls and is very similar with reference to the purchase of long distance calls, as obtained through the long distance part of the device, shown at the right hand in Fig. 1, and to which now refer. In this case, however, there is no step-by-step movement, one movement of shaft 64 being all that is necessary. Let us suppose again that the subscriber desires a long distance call. Taking the receiver off the hook and asking for the required number, the subscriber drops into one of the chutes the necessary coin required to pay for the call, as directed by the Vthe circuit being completed by the operation of lever 113, and thus, the solenoid being energized, the plunger 71, arm 72, and arm 73 are drawn downwardly to rock shaft 64 and swing the finger 67 forward to carry the coin clear of the coin seat so that it will fall into compartment 2 through chute 131, the extension 75 at the same time tripping hammer 76 and ringing bell 77 to indicate to the operator that the coin has been carried out of the coin seat. The forwardly moving coin, prior to dropping, carries the fingers 60 forward thus swinging' finger- 63 backward so as to cause the first roller of register 14 to be moved around one tooth of ratchet 17 bringing into view the numeral 1 on the roller, indicating that a long distance call costing 25 cents has been obtained and paid for. In the same way calls costing 5 or 10 cents can be obtained or all the chutes can be used at the same time to pay for a call costing more than 25 cents, that is to say, in

the machine shown, a 40 cent call could be bought by placing coins in each chute, all the coins being carried out of the coin seat simultaneously by the fingers 65, 66 and 67.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a vertical open fronted coin seat at its lower end `adapted to receive and support a coin on edge, a circuit closure held closed by the edge of the coin occupying said seat, and means operated by a step-by-step mechanism for engaging the rear side of the coin and dislodging it from the seat.

2. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute the lower end of' which is formed as an open-fronted coin seat adapted to receive and support a coin on edge, a circuit closed by a coin occupying said seat, the edge of the coin resting on the circuit closure, a manually operated switch located in the circuit, and means operated step-bystep at each closing of the circuit for engaging the rear side of the coin and dislodging it from the seat.

3. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, a circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, electro-magnetic means for dislodging the coin from said seat, and mechanically operated means for registering' each dislodgment of the coin.

4t. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a oircuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, a rotatably mounted finger disposed so as to pass through the opening in said seat, and manually operated electroanagnetic means for actuating said finger by a step-by-step movement.

5. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, a rotatably mounted finger disposed so as to pass through the opening in said seat, manually operated electro-magnetic means for actuating said inger by a step-by-step movement, and signaling means adapted to operate coincident with each step-by-step movement of the finger.

6. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, a rotatably mounted nger disposed so as to pass through the opening in said seat, manually operated electro-magnetic means for actuat- 4 ing said finger by a step-by-step movement, and means for registering each step-by-step movement of the finger.

7. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, a. rotatably mounted finger disposed so as to pass through the opening in said seat, electro-magnetic means for moving said finger by a step-bystep movement through a predetermined travel, and means for returning the finger to its starting position at the termination of said travel.

8. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a 'circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, a rotatably mounted finger disposed so as to pass through said opening, electro-magnetic means for moving said finger by a step-bystep movement through a predetermined travel so as to dislodge the coin from said seat at the termination of said travel, means for registering the dislodgment of the coin, and means for returning the finger to its normal starting position.

9. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, a rotatably mounted finger disposed .so as to pass through the opening in said seat, electro-magnetic means for moving said finger by a step-bystep movement through a predetermined travel, cushioning means for the nger at the end of said travel, and means for returning the finger to its starting position.

l0. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having an open fronted coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat, a nger mounted so as to engage when rocked the back of the coin occupying the seat and carry it forwardly out of the seat, and means for rocking said finger.

l1. A telephone call registering device, comprising a coin chute having a coin seat at its lower end, said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof, a circuit closed by the coin occupying said seat,

a finger disposed so as to pass when rocked through the opening in said seat, electromagnetic means for rocking said finger, and signaling means adapted to operate coincident with each rocking movement of the finger.

12. A telephone call registering device, comprising a plurality of chutes the lower ends of which are formed as coin seats, said seats being arranged side by side and varying in size to take coins of diii'erent denominations, each said seats Ahaving an opening in the back and bottom thereof and being disposed in a circuit closed by a coin occupying the seat, a register for each chute, fingers swingably mounted in pairs, each pair being disposed in front of and adjacent a coin seat and provided with an extension connected to one of the registers, a movably mountedfinger for each coin seat, each said finger being disposed so as to pass when rocked through the opening in its respective coin seat, and electro-magnetic means for rocking said fingers so that a coin in any of the said seats may be carried against the swingably mounted fingers adjacent thereto to actuate'the respective register and to be dislodged from said seat.

13. A telephone call registering device, comprising a plurality of chutes the lower ends of which are formed as coin seats, said seats being arranged sideby side and varying in size to receive coins of different denominations, each said seat having an opening in the back and bottom thereof and disposed in a circuit closed by a coin occupying said seat, a register for each chute, movable ngers suitably mounted in pairs, each pair being disposed in front of and adjacent a coin seat, a swingably mounted finger between each Vpair of fingers having one end extended and connected to a register, a rotatably mounted finger for eachcoin seat,

each said finger being disposed so as to pass through the opening of its respective coin seat, and electro-magnetic means for mov- 'ing' said rotatably mounted fingers by a step-by-step movement so that a coin in any of the said seats may be carried against the movable fingers and the swingably mounted finger adjacent thereto to 'simultaneouslyV rocl the movable fingers, actuate the respective register, and be dislodged from the said seat.

14. A telephone -call registering device, comprising a plurality of chutes the lower ends of which are formed as coin seats, said seats being arranged side by side and varying in size to take coins of different denominations, each said seat having anopening in the back and bottom thereof and being disposed in a circuit closed by a coin oecupying the seat, a register for eachchute,

' movable fingersl suitably mounted in pairs,

each pair being disposed in front of and adjacent a coinv seat, a swingably mounted finger between each pair of fingers having one end extended and connected to a register, aV ratchet wheel, a rotatable shaft on Ywhich the wheel is secured, a linger for each coin seat` secured to said shaft, each said finger being disposed so, as to pass through the opening of its respective coin. seat at predetermined points in the rotation of said shaft, a manually operated switch also located in the circuit, and means operated by ing said wheel one tooth at a time.

l5. A telephone call registering device, comprising a` plurality of chutes the lower ends of which are formed as coin seats, said seats being arranged side by side and varying in size to take coins of ydifferent denominations, each said seat having an opening in the baclrand bottom thereof and being disposed in a circuit closed by a coin occupying the seat, a register for each chute, movable fingers suitably mounted in pairs, each pair being disposed in front of and adjacent a coin seat, a swingably mounted finger between each pair of fingers having one end extended and connected to a register, a ratchet wheel, a rotatable shaft on which the wheel is secured, a finger for each coin seat adjustably secured to said shaft, each said finger being disposed so as to pass through the opening of its respective coin seat at predetermined points in the rotation of said shaft, a manually operated switch also located in the circuit, means operated by each closing of the switch for advancing said wheel one 'tooth at a time, and means for rethe seat.

17 In a telephone call registering device, a chute the lowerV end of which is formed as an open fronted coin seat, said seat having an opening-in the back and bottom thereof and being provided with aV normally open switch adapted to be closed by a coin occupying said seat.

18. In a telephone call registering device, a combination chute comprising a plurality of separate chutes the lower ends of which are formed asopen fronted coin seats, each said seat having anopening in the back and bottom thereofv and being arranged side by side and varying in1 size to take coins of different denominations, each said seat being provided with a normally open` switch adapted to be closed by a coin occupying the seat.

19. In a telephone call registering device, a combination Chute comprising a plurality of chutes the lower ends of which are formed as coin seats, said seats being arranged side by side and varying in sizel to take coins of different denominations, each said seat being provided with a normally open switch seat,and bells disposed in the pathV ofthe coins dropped into the separate chutes so as V to be Ystruck in passing by the falling coins,

said bells being arranged to indicate the different denominations of coins placed in the chute.

20. In a telephone call registering device, the combination with a normally open electric circuit, a circuit closure held closed by a coin, and means for dislodging the coin at the termination of said interval, of means mechanically operated by the coin during dislodgment for registering each dislodgment of the coin.

21. In a telephone call registering device, the combination with a suitably energized circuit having tivo breaks, a coin operated closure for one break held closed by the edge of a coin resting against the closure, a manually operated closure for the other break,

and a coin dislodging device operated by the manually operated closure in a step-bystep movement as each call is made.

22. In a telephone call registering device, the combination With a suitably energized circuit having tWo breaks, a coin operated closure for one break, a manually operated closure for the other break, a coin dislodging device operated by the manually operated closure in a step-by-step movement as each call is made, and means operated by the dislodging of the coin for returning the dislodging mechanism to the normal position.

Dated at Vancouver, B. C., this 30th day of March, 1916.

vieron THOMPSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, 'by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

